Shot of Trivia

One of the earliest known recipes for sour mash dates to 1818 and is attributed to a woman. Catherine Carpenter of Casey County, Ky., ran her husband’s distillery after his death and recorded recipes for both sour and sweet mash. Source: “Kentucky…

Yesterday I took you to Corsair Artisan Distillery, which is in the process of expanding into a historic building that fronts on Fountain Square in Bowling Green. Here’s a fun piece of that history: Built in 1925 to house the Pushin Department…

Yesterday I took you to Corsair Artisan Distillery, which is in the process of expanding into a historic building that fronts on Fountain Square in Bowling Green. Here’s a fun piece of that history: Built in 1925 to house the Pushin Department Store,…

Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown is home to the world’s largest bourbon barrel, above. It’s 15 feet tall, approximately 10 feet in diameter and has a theoretic capacity of 8,000 gallons. Here’s the really fun part: It was built by local high school students as a…

As we prepare to celebrate Independence Day later this week, it seems appropriate to note that bourbon is America’s only native spirit, as declared by Congress in 1964: ”the word ‘bourbon’ shall not be used to describe any whiskey or whiskey-based…

As of yesterday, Kentucky no longer bans the sale of alcoholic beverages on election days. Senate Bill 13, which Gov. Steve Beshear signed into law on April 4 and which took effect on June 24, repealed America’s strictest such ban and allows retailers to sell alcohol during…

It’s fairly well known that Marge Samuels, wife of Bill Samuels Sr., came up with the name, the label and the now-iconic red-wax seal for the Maker’s Mark brand. But did you know she had to fight to keep the shape of the…